- Aaron’s tweets for the week http://ff.im/24wtb #
- RT @jdschultz: Rumors Sprint being trained in demonstrating Palm Pre, street date of late April, early May http://tinyurl.com/dx97w8 #
- Digging in for a long week, full of new things. #purplewave #
- Very saddened by sudden death of auctioneer Danny Ratcliff. I will miss his participation, contributions in the industry. http://is.gd/sbsj #
- @dpoe Be sure you do the invites. in reply to dpoe #
- Done with meeting at KState Alumni Center. Back to #purplewave then home for House and 24 party. Come join us! #
- @dreamnotoftoday W00t! ‘spector’ is trending! #
- @dreamnotoftoday That looks like a Foursquare reference. in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
- Oh, Firefox, why do you have to be so unstable on Linux? #
- I have no bike #
- Ben Nichols – Dog Day Nights http://ff.im/27r2T #
- The Great Divide – Cowboy Song http://ff.im/27tsP #
- Goo Goo Dolls – Black Balloon http://ff.im/27tsO #
- You shouldn’t get to play music without a website. Facebook and MySpace pages don’t count. #
- Deleted Facebook column from Tweetdeck. Too much useless static. Twitter only, my friends. #
- Now that I’ve excluded Facebook from my Twitter client, it’s time to look again at Seesmic Desktop. #
- Just cut page load times in half for a script by kicking MySQL to the curb. Cold, hard cache. #
- Yeah!! Fail whale! #
- Websites should NEVER be written in CamelCase. #
- Watching Numb3rs on Hulu, wondering if Chelsea Lately is enough to justify paying for cable. #
- Loving the Islay smoke. #
- We Didn’t Start the Flame War – College Humor video, well worth watching, not quite safe for work. http://tinyurl.com/c976s7 #
- Twitter clients http://ff.im/29D7s #
- @ssmusser http://tinyurl.com/avje65 #
- @HartkeRecords Slightly less secret now that it’s been announced, though not yet defined. in reply to HartkeRecords #
- Rolling down to Kite’s to eat before the auction…I miss concession stand burgers! #
- Live auction starts at 5 p.m. I’ll be live on http://www.purplewave.tv #purplewave #
- #purplewave currently averaging over 6 web pages served per second. Love auction days, especially those with multiple events. #
- Google needs a mail fail whale. #gmail #
- Going live at http://www.purplewave.tv #purplewave #
- AuctioneerTech blog post: Twitter clients http://ff.im/29D7s #
- It’s amazing that when Twitter fails it’s more gracefully than Gmail. #gmail still down for me #
- Why, yes, I AM wearing Roper boots and a Star Trek tie. #
- RT @joshstegmaier: @traffas Twitter has more experience with failing than Gmail, so it makes sense that it’s better at it. #
- Anyone able to access Google Apps for Domain email? My Gmail is fine, but my AFD is still down… #
- Facebook should allow users to become anti-fans, or haters, of things. I would be a hater of all companies. Fans only is so boring. #
- An enjoyable read, even if you’re not a fan of Green Day or punk rock. I am. RT @dreamnotoftoday Local Band Show http://ff.im/-2aDtP #
- @dreamnotoftoday So you have the new disc or you’re basing the eval. on the live shows? in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
- Flashblock now installs on the new Firefox beta Shiretoko, but it doesn’t seem to work properly. It blocks flash, but won’t allow requests. #
- I just realized I’m short – actually, completely out – of after-auction junk food. No chips or Hot Pockets to be found. #
- Heading for a more free, more liberal Friday. See you there. #
- RT @JesseNewhart Watchout Boxee! GoogleTV being created by Motorola: http://bit.ly/68ENY #
- Twitter’s servers must feel like the Spartans from 300, getting ready to be annihilated today against an onslaught of middle-aged women. #
- Sprint just sent an email about the Palm Pre. I know about it. Don’t bother me unless you have something to deliver. http://is.gd/sXZf #
- Google Maps Add Webcam Layer: http://bit.ly/5DrQ (via @JesseNewhart) #
- Pedanticity would be such a better word than pedanticalness. Either way, mine is second to none. #
- I <3 Geany! Geany lets you search groups of files and go right to the line with the string! http://www.geany.org/ #
- @twosecondsaway Oh, yes! Hot, database migration action all…weekend…long! in reply to twosecondsaway #
- @dreamnotoftoday I’m a grep fan. But performing grep within Geany lets you click on the results and go to the file and the line in the file. in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
- @LucasMaddy ?!?!? As in quit your job or quit working for the day? in reply to LucasMaddy #
- @traffase Jump up and down really hard, perhaps you can shake the elevator loose. in reply to traffase #
- There’s a word that describes blogs that don’t include the whole article on the front page. It’s called ‘suck’. #
- It almost looks staged http://ff.im/2bSQj #
- Ban Comic Sans! http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123992364819927171.html #
- Always fun when Toby Keith gets put in his place, even if it is only allegedly. Old new, but a fun read. >> http://is.gd/rh7y #
- Harry Chapin – Barefoot Boy http://ff.im/2bWZY #
- The Waning Adoration of the Life-Long Fan http://ff.im/-2c0C0 (via @dreamnotoftoday) #
- Happy Auctioneers Day! >> http://is.gd/t8AC #
- EeePCs at Woot! for $149 + $5 shipping. Get ’em while they’re hot! http://www.woot.com #
- @timseley phpList in reply to timseley #
- http://twitpic.com/3k0wg – Diane, her sister Holly and her mother Debbie show their dirty hands in victory after planting flowers. #
- I hope the new Star Trek movie doesn’t seem like a comic book movie. #
New music weekend
Aaron Traffas and Trevor Burgess, live at Bobby T’s in Manhattan, Kansas, on Valentines Day, 2009 New music now available from the Valentines Day show at Bobby T’s with Trevor Burgess. Enter: The Wind has been available for some time, but today I’ve posted the rest of the originals from the show. They’re listed in the order they were played.
Archipelago
Fence Post
Singularity
What’s Wrong With Me
Enter: The Wind
Patronizing Smile
Red Dirt Farm
Getting Over You Again
Republican
24 Feet
200 Miles AwayRemember that you can find the lyrics, guitar chords and other information about each song in the songs section of this website. These songs and others can be found in the downloads section. Pictures from this show and others can be found in the pictures section.
It almost looks staged
Aaron's tweets for the week
- Aaron’s tweets for the week http://ff.im/1W5jO #
- Getting ready for a Star Trek movie marathon in preparation for the May release of the new film. #
- RE: Deep Thoughts From an Intellectual Lightweight (Part 2) http://ff.im/1Wgsy #
- Cooking some swordfish and asparagus. #
- @OverCoffeeMedia Nice work on the blog theme. You take the header picture or did you find it somewhere? in reply to OverCoffeeMedia #
- @OverCoffeeMedia “…42% of legacy news sites have polls or surveys.” Too bad nobody uses them. Blogs are better for community building. in reply to OverCoffeeMedia #
- Just listed myself in the http://localtweeps.com local Twitter directory in ZIP 66502 #
- Goodby from Sundee in Kansas. See you beneath sunrise and a little bit left. #
- @jdschultz Isn’t every episode of TWiT the Twitter episode? Two eps ago Leo left Dvorak off so they could talk about nothing but Twitter. in reply to jdschultz #
- I saw a new Mazda yesterday. Who does that? I didn’t even know that was an option…thought you could only just buy them used. #
- Data Robotics just announced 8 bay DroboPro for business. Does it really not support encryption? #drobo #
- Wichita, Kansas http://ff.im/1YjXI #
- RT @dreamnotoftoday: Wow – Vermont legalizes same-sex marriage, with a veto override from their legislature no less. http://bit.ly/1Q92oa #
- Archiving email from old users, working on migration, listening to This Week in Law. #
- Social Media Optimization – A depressingly worse concept than search engine optimization snake oil. #
- @dreamnotoftoday Search engines are important; there is a snake-oil industry built around SEO that can be a waste of money if not done right in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
- @GALAGALJenelle Nice! in reply to GALAGALJenelle #
- RT @GALAGALJenelle: Check out Gala411.wordpress.com for our new Tech site, ALL Benefit Auction Solutions! #
- RT @dreamnotoftoday: 1 run and 3 hits? So far so good for opening day. Go #redsox ! #
- Flutter http://ff.im/1YRID #
- Settling in to watch Slumdog Millionaire on Blu-ray. Heard it was pretty good. #
- Samsung BD-P1200 is the worst Blu-ray player made by someone other than Sony. #
- RT @dangfriggit: I sold my home today. Used auctioneer techniques to do it. Made a 100,000 dollar profit. Who says Wow isn’t any use in life #
- Thanks, NPR, for the spoiler regarding Kutner’s death on Monday’s episode of House. I guess that’s what I get for using automated DVR. #
- @EricaHopTen Where is Ben Folds? in reply to EricaHopTen #
- @EricaHopTen Wow. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard. How much are tickets? What time is the show? in reply to EricaHopTen #
- @EricaHopTen Thanks! in reply to EricaHopTen #
- @dpoe Actor Kal Penn, House’s Lawrence Kutner, took a job as associate director at the Office of Public Liaison in the White House. in reply to dpoe #
- @dpoe He worked for the Obama campaign. Said his two loves are acting and public service. Obama (admin) offered him a job and he took it. in reply to dpoe #
- I’m definitely thinking that the Seesmic Desktop is better than TweetDeck. That’s my professional opinion after 90 seconds of testing. #
- @jdschultz Twitterfall == good browser client. I’m using the new Tweetdeck and Seesmic. Seesmic is prettier, Tweetdeck still more powerful. #
- There should be a toggle on my TwitScoop to turn off stuff about foreign sports. I thought “Chelsea” was about Chelsea Handler. #
- Someone should merge the Speed Dial and Xmarks plugins on Firefox so my speed dials are synchronized between my computers. #
- @dreamnotoftoday That’s what I learned. I still hold that they’re probably not as funny as Chelsea Handler. in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
- @jdschultz Worthy goal; I love my Eee. When I’m in the office, though, it’s silly for me to use a netbook or webapps because they’re so slow in reply to jdschultz #
- @HartkeRecords Picture or it didn’t happen. in reply to HartkeRecords #
- @jdschultz I have the 901 – fastest 9″ model, Bluetooth and 802.11n. If you want a 10″ for the bigger keyboard, get the 1000HE. in reply to jdschultz #
- @jdschultz I installed Ubuntu Linux on my Eee the first time I turned it on. It’s glorious. You’ll want the kernel from array.org in reply to jdschultz #
- Tweetdeck keeps making noise every few minutes about Facebook, though there aren’t new updates. Any way to stop that? #
- Finished round of ignoring and blocking applications on Facebook. Again: I’m not a Facebook apps whore & don’t want to follow your business. #
- @brandonhowe But are you getting notifications without actual updates? I am. in reply to brandonhowe #
- @dreamnotoftoday You liking it? Will it actually enhance productivity like Compiz-Fusion or is it just a cute, show-off util? in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
- @jdschultz I’ve done several installs of Ubuntu on different Eee PCs…if you get one, let me know. There are some tricks I’d love to share. in reply to jdschultz #
- @dreamnotoftoday That was my impression from the screenshots. Let me know if you give it a thumbs up, else I won’t bother with it. in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
- lol! RT @dreamnotoftoday: zOMG! The gays are fucking with our weather! – http://bit.ly/x40A #gaymarriage #
- At the business after hours. #purplewave #
- RT @michaelmutter: http://twitpic.com/30tgv – Purplewave with the chamber #
- Editing a spreadsheet. With my girlfriend. Two different computers. Same sheet, simultaneously. Google Docs FTW! #
- New restricted NVidia drivers this morning for Linux, it seems. Yawn. Nothing trending, nothing exciting to report here. #
- Packing and loading for St. Louis. Eastbound in an hour. #
- Arrived St. Louis. #
- St. Louis http://ff.im/22Lx6 #
- http://twitpic.com/368k4 – Touring the brewery in St. Louis #
- http://twitpic.com/3692m – the bud mobile. #
- http://twitpic.com/369mj – My beer angel. #
- http://twitpic.com/36a3l – Biggest..kegs…ever. #
- http://twitpic.com/36at7 – Learning how to brew beer. #
- http://twitpic.com/36bdz – by the mash tanks #
- http://twitpic.com/36biw – Mash Tanks #
- http://twitpic.com/36bne – outside at the brewery #
- http://twitpic.com/36bxs – Bevo the Fox looks at the brewery buildings. #
- http://twitpic.com/36d9h – The floor of the Bud Light bottling and packaging facility. #
- http://twitpic.com/36eez – The best part of the tour: the free beer. #
- http://twitpic.com/36h2e – big arch #
- Just got out of mass at the St. Louis Basilica Cathedral. I learned that bishops only move diagnoly. #
St. Louis
Landed and loaded in to the gig in St. Louis
Drove through scattered rain
Listened to podcasts the whole way
Skeptoid and the Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe
Going to be a tough show
Visiting my sister and brother in law
Both our families together for Easter
Far from homeFlutter
Here’s a juicy nugget for those of you who don’t get Twitter or think it’s too long…
Wichita, Kansas
Played for the first time in Wichita Saturday
Sat in with the Lucas Maddy Experience
The L is a desert eagle in the logoWe opened for Mike McClure Band
It was their sixth anniversary
Hard to believe it’s been so long since the Great Divide
They played a very nostalgic set
Out in the Fields and Skies are Turning Red
Haven’t heard those in yearsLast night we watched Role Models
Erica, Emily, Diane and I did
Cute movie, nearly an hour of deleted scenes
Loving the Blu-Ray while they still make the discs for itAaron's tweets for the week
- Aaron’s tweets for the week http://ff.im/1NukY #
- AuctioneerTweet.com – launch! http://www.auctioneertweet.com #
- RT @auctionwally How to find an auctioneer? On Twitter of course:
How to find an auctioneer? .. http://tinyurl.com/dk7hu7 Thanks, Wally! # - Whiskeytown – Dancing with the Women at the Bar http://ff.im/1NN8z #
- auctioneertweet.com featured at http://www.examiner.com – thanks, AuctionWally! re: http://ff.im/1NQHX #
- Settling in to watch recorded episodes of Chelsea Lately on E! with @dpoe. #
- @jdschultz The plugin shows the timeline of all of an account’s friends and a widget for those friends. http://www.auctioneertweet.com in reply to jdschultz #
- Meetings and customer service training today at #purplewave #
- RT @pgauctioneer http://www.AuctioneerTweet.com is a great idea! Looking forward to its development. #
- @auctionwally You added nearly 20 followers on Twitter in the last two days. What’s the secret? http://twittercounter.com/auctionwally/all in reply to auctionwally #
- @LucasMaddy I used to ask if candidates were Republicans and used it as an exclusionary criterion. Does that count? in reply to LucasMaddy #
- RT @palm_inc Engadget picks Pre as most anticipated gadget of 2009: http://tinyurl.com/d2od28 #
- RT @michaelmutter Damn you Traffas for introducing me to my next addiction twitterfall.com #
- http://www.twitterfall.com is now using OAuth! #
- ooooh…Palm Pre giveaway! http://tinyurl.com/cculvk #
- Working on a piece for http://www.auctioneertech.com about the NAA’s GPPA designation before I write one about CAI. Any quotes from anyone? #
- @predevcamp Put something in the Kansas area and I’ll come. I’m looking forward to learning more about the Pre. in reply to predevcamp #
- @palm_inc Best app for Windows Mobile so far that I’ve seen has got to be PockeTwit. in reply to palm_inc #
- Listening to a little MMB – http://www.myspace.com/mikemcclureband – waiting to start movie night. #
- @cliquidator What do you not get? in reply to cliquidator #
- Settling in to watch House and 24 after grilling burgers. Fun with the home theater on a full stomach after blogging. It doesn’t get better. #
- AuctioneerTech launches AuctioneerTweet, gets scooped http://ff.im/1PaqV #
- Funny Hugh Laurie & Stephen Fry comedy sketch! ‘Your name, sir?’ – BBC comedy http://ff.im/1Pnae #
- @dancrumb Kansas City is close enough for sure. When is it? in reply to dancrumb #
- Zildjian cymbals selling on Thursday. http://bit.ly/RwMpb #
- Looking for an auctioneer? Try http://www.auctioneertweet.com #
- God bless the Flashblock plugin that let’s me browse Flash-free! re: http://ff.im/1POhB #
- Re: AuctioneerTech launches AuctioneerTweet, gets scooped http://ff.im/1PStx #
- “Thanks, John. I agree that having a consolidated list of all auctioneers on Twitter is as valuable as being… re: http://ff.im/1PStx #
- I’m pretty excited to get back to development after being out of it for about a week now. #purplewave #
- GPPA and MPPA designations – Graduate and Master Personal Property Appraiser http://ff.im/1PZKZ #
- The road to irrelevance is paved by committee. #
- @dreamnotoftoday How many video submissions did you end up getting? in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
- New product announcement from AuctioneerTech tomorrow…stay tuned! #
- AuctioneerTech releases Internet clerking and bidding platform http://ff.im/1QKL4 #
- RT @ssmusser Aaron Traffas converts to the “right” side. http://tinyurl.com/d6ugze #
- Wow. http://www.dreamnotoftoday.com #
- AuctioneerTool – http://www.auctioneertool.com – new clerking and Internet bidding platform from AuctioneerTech #
- Re: Important Announcement / Format Change http://ff.im/1RfXX #
- “No longer will my radio be tuned to NPR. I’m headed to buy an AM filter for my car stereo so I’ll be able to… re: http://ff.im/1RfXX #
- New! Google CADIE http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/cadie/index.html – You MUST click the link to the intriguing homepage in the article #
- @EricaHopTen I love the repeating background and music. in reply to EricaHopTen #
- Very. #TCOT #
- We just finished three months of ‘The Biggest Loser’ in the office. You know how much I lost? $50.00 #purplewave #
- @cliquidator Don’t know, though the smart money is on Rod Hoover. #purplewave in reply to cliquidator #
- Kansas multiple property, multi-par auction video stream now live at http://pw.purplewave.com/live/ #
- RT @brandonhowe: downloading AuctioneerTool beta http://auctioneertool.com/ #
- @brandonhowe Thanks! in reply to brandonhowe #
- Glenn Beck looks like my old roommate. #TCOT #
- Auction winding down at http://pw.purplewave.com/live #
- @dpoe Check with @traffase in reply to dpoe #
- @jason_rose was just added to http://www.auctioneertweet.com and pushed me down to fifth place. #
- AuctioneerTool beta now available – Internet bidding platform and clerking software released by AuctioneerTech http://www.auctioneertool.com #
- RT @jdschultz: RT @PalmGoon: Update from Palm @Web 2.0 Coming at 5pm PST http://tinyurl.com/dyx3tj #
- Palm announces PalmOS emulation for the WebOS…now if they would just emulate Windows Mobile it would be perfect. #
- RT @themediaisdying: Ars Technica has laid off David Chartier, Joel Hruska and Erica Sadu today. #
- US Sentate designates April 18 National Auctioneers Day http://ff.im/1SxGo #
- Just fixed an Internet Explorer 7 bug on http://www.auctioneertech.com – Podpress plugin fail. :( #
- @OverCoffeeMedia Voice mail may not yet be obsolete, but leaving voice mail is a cruel thing to do to someone. in reply to OverCoffeeMedia #
- @dpoe I have no problem disabling your bidding number. I’d be happy to do it for you! in reply to dpoe #
- @Justsmyl Try http://www.auctioneertweet.com/ in reply to Justsmyl #
- Getting ready to run the auction tonight. I’ll be on http://www.purplewave.tv starting at 5 p.m. CDT #
- Enrowing my ducks this morning, playing bass for two shows this weekend. Kingman tonight and an opener for Mike McClure Band in Wichita Sat. #
- @jdschultz I’m guessing June 30 for release of the Palm Pre. I’m disappointed with the vague ‘first half of 2009’ line from @palm_inc in reply to jdschultz #
- RT @themediaisdying: INTERESTING : 11% of online Americans tweet, up from 6% in May 2008 http://tinyurl.com/dn9vps (via @pewresearch) #
- Wow. Iowa just struck down the ban on gay marriage. Interesting that they could figure it out before California. #
- @dreamnotoftoday I guess you may be right. in reply to dreamnotoftoday #
- #FollowFriday @OverCoffeeMedia @dreamnotoftoday @dpoe @lucasmaddy @cliquidator #
- RT @timseley: anyone else have conversations in their head or is it just us? #
- @jdschultz I agree. Trying to use Twitter to advertise is saying ‘Hey…unfollow me’ in reply to jdschultz #
- Kingman, Kansas http://ff.im/1U8Kx #
- bound for Kingman. wind is a killer today. #
- Going for second Burger King value meal in 30 minutes. I am a fat American. #
- http://twitpic.com/2tafr – At the farm auction on a Saturday morning. #
- http://twitpic.com/2tbln – Auctioneer Jed Hill starts auction by selling smalls to crowd gathered around the trailer. #
- rt @marklee3d I think I’m going to start unfollowing people who get Ryan Adams and Bryan Adams mixed up. NOT cool (via @timseley) #
- Eating at Hooters with @lucasmaddy in preparation for tonight’s show at Sam’s Place in Wichita. My first time playing bass for a big show. #
- Tom Skinner might just be the nicest musician. Ever. #
- Mike McClure Band commencing to rock balls here in Wichita at Sam’s Place. #
- I think Susan Gibson is singing Wicked Game of Hearts live with MMB tonight at their six year anniversary show. #
- Correction…it was Amanda Graves. #
- http://twitpic.com/2uqrw – Mike McClure Band at Sam’s in Wichita. #
- Aaron is just a little off center, off to the left. The saints in the twilight are waving me in, waving me back home. #
- MMB is playing a very nostalgic setlist…songs I haven’t seen played since 2005 or 2006. ‘Skies are Turning Red’ and ‘Out in the Fields … #
- http://twitpic.com/2uu0p – Mike MCClure sings ‘Roll Another Number’ before playing another from everythingupsidedown #
- @dreamnotoftoday Played the white Peavey Foundation 5 opening for Mike McClure tonight. Over 10 years since we bought it. #
- I just scored a 93 on Acid3 using Firefox 3.5 on Jaunty. #
- Cleaning garage to make room for the wet speakers and sound equipment from the back of my pickup. It rained sometime between 4:30 and 9:30. #